Seán Lang

From the Somme to Gallipoli to the home front, First World War For Dummies provides an authoritative, accessible, and engaging introduction to the War to End All Wars. It takes a global perspective of this global conflict, providing insight into the actions and motivations of the participants and how each nation’s story fits into the wider one. Coverage also includes:...

An ideal double-book package covering the history of Great Britain and the First World War. The History For Dummies collection includes the titles British History For Dummies and First World War For Dummies. Putting history into perspective, British History For Dummies is an engaging, entertaining, and educational trip through time, packing in equal parts fun and facts. Includes an 8-page...

Royally confused about kings and queens? Never sure what happened when? Or where — England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales? Learn the people and events that shaped British history. British History For Dummies, 3rd Edition is full of rip-roaring stories of power-mad kings, executions, invasions, high treason, global empire building, and forbidden love — not bad for a nation of stiff...

Read about the world's smallest continent's incredible history: From Greek gods and mad Roman emperors to kings, queens, Visigoths, and Normans. You meet Visigoths in Africa and Normans in Sicily; an Italian who talked to his books and another who conquered a kingdom and gave it away; Roman emperors who weren't Roman; and Holy Roman Emperors who weren't holy (or...

The 20th Century brought revolutionary changes to our world and our lives: the human population of the world tripled, space travel became a reality, two world wars and a host of other conflicts were fought, and huge advances in science, technology and communication resulted in the globalised world we know today. Enormous steps were made in wiping out widespread discrimination,...